California · Census place 30378
Goleta city, CA
Quick answer
Goleta city has 32,693 residents, ranking #252 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $118,039, the median home is worth $1,002,500 and median gross rent runs $2,385 a month.
- Population
- 32,693Goleta city residents
- Median household income
- $118,039Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,002,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,385Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Goleta city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Goleta city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.6% of residents and 51.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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